A Greenwich
nonprofit that offers mobility to disabled residents delivered meals with the
help of police Wednesday after its buses were vandalized.
The Transportation
Association of Greenwich found that thieves had stripped the catalytic
converters from eight of the buses, leaving the vehicles unusable.
TAG uses its buses
to get elderly or disabled residents where they need to go. The organization also
works closely with Neighbor to Neighbor to deliver groceries to 500
food-insecure Greenwich families.
The police
department sent over three cruisers which were stuffed
with bags of non-perishables and shuttled to their destinations.
The nonprofits say
this goes beyond 'protect and serve.'
Neighbor to
Neighbor says food insecurity has only gotten worse in Greenwich during the
pandemic. The organization feeds about 1,200 individuals every week.
Volunteers at TAG say they hope to have those buses back on the road by the end of next week.